Ogilvy wins PGA's season's first event

January 12, 2009 5:04:24 PM PST

KAPALUA, HI --

Geoff Ogilvy has opened the PGA Tour season with a six-shot victory in the Mercedes-Benz Championship. He closed with a 5-under 68 to finish 24 under par. Davis Love III and Anthony Kim tied for second. The Australian-born Ogilvy, the 2006 U.S. Open champion, is the eighth straight non-U.S. player to capture this event for winners-only the previous year on the PGA Tour.